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Roku Express (2016 model)

Get the Roku streaming player experience at an incredible price. The all-new Roku Express―fast 1080p HD streaming. Set-up is effortless. Kick back and enjoy access to 500,000+ movies and TV episodes across 5,000+ paid or free channels, including Netflix, Amazon Video, Hulu, PBS KIDS, and more. There are no monthly rental fees for owning a Roku Express—it’s so affordable, you can make every TV in your home smart. And because it’s from Roku, you’ll get great features like an easy-to-use remote, simple navigation, and unbiased search across top channels. Watch what you love and spend only what you want.

Affordable and easy to use

Roku Express is so affordable you can make every TV in your home smart. There are no monthly equipment rental fees for owning a Roku Express. And with unbiased search across top channels you can find where content is free or cheapest to watch. Setup is effortless with the included HDMI cable. An intuitive interface makes it easy to search across top channels and access all your favorite channels from the home screen.

Unbiased Search across top channels

From the latest movies and shows to cult classics, find where your favorites are free or cheapest to watch with unbiased search across top channels. Search through a wide selection of paid or free channels by actor, title, or director using your Roku remote, Roku mobile app, or voice search.

Streaming made simple

Roku players make streaming a snap. Just connect to your wireless network and your TV. Create a Roku account to easily sign up for free trials, subscribe, rent or buy. An intuitive interface, a simple remote, and a convenient mobile app for iOS and Android make it easy to find what you want to watch.

Remote included

Unlike other streaming products, Roku Express includes an easy-to-use remote with convenient channel shortcut buttons for quick access to popular channels.

Product description

Get the Roku streaming player experience at an incredible price. The all-new Roku Express―1080p HD streaming made easy. Set-up is effortless. Kick back and enjoy access to 450,000+ movies and TV episodes across 4,500+ paid or free channels, including Netflix, Video, Hulu, PBS KIDS, and more. There are no monthly rental fees for owning a Roku Express-it’s so affordable, you can make every TV in your home smart. And because it’s from Roku, you’ll get great features like an easy-to-use remote, simple navigation, and unbiased search across top channels. Watch what you love and spend only what you want.

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I'm already a big fan of Roku, so when I saw this, I decided to give it a try. One thing to keep in mind, this one is 720p and 1080p, no 4K. Works for me, all of my TVs are 1080p. It's small size is great for when we go on trips. All you need is the USB cable as it can draw power from it, no need to bring the power supply. In a hotel room just plug it up, connect to the WiFi, and I have all my Netflix, Hulu, etc. for relaxing in the room at the end of the day. Since it draws power from the TV, it turns on and off with the TV. This is great for when I'm going to bed at night, I just set the sleep timer on the TV, and when the timer turns the TV off, the Roku also turns off. I read reviews stating that it was slow, so I was a little worried, but that is not the case. Yes, since it is powered by the TV, it takes a minute for the Roku to power up and be ready to go. But let's be realistic, it's like 30 second or so, not a big deal. Once up and running, works just as well as my other Rokus. It comes with a strip of Velcro so you can attach it to your TV. As with other Roku models, you can control it through an app on your phone, which works via the WiFi, not line of sight. So, you can basically attach it to the back of the TV, plug the included USB cable into the USB port on the TV for power, connect the HDMI cable, and you're all set. I'm super happy with the Roku Express and should I need another Roku, this is the one I will buy, I highly recommend it. Enjoy!

I ended up buying this from a big box store since it's still not in stock for Amazon.At first I felt that it was a bit slow, but much faster that the older Roku Streaming Stick it was replacing. I also have a new 2016 Streaming Stick to compare it to, which is still probably twice as fast as the Express. The Express is probably twice as fast as the previous purple Streaming Stick. The remote is IR, so it does need a line of sight to the box, which is very light and tiny and can be mounted on the TV itself. It comes with a foot HDMI cable and longer micro USB cable for power. It can still be powered by the built-in USB port on the TV.The real key I was looking for is speed. I use Playstation Vue for my TV service, and it took probably 30 seconds to load the app on the older purple streaming stick. Navigation was very slow as well. The Express cut these times, but not as good as the newer black streaming stick. Netflix is also a little sluggish in loading the Netflix Home Screen. It's still a good device for any TV. The remote is a little different in that it's flatter on the bottom verses the round half circle of the previous Roku remotes. Also, it only has 2.4Ghz Wifi whereas the black streaming stick has dual channel 2.4 & 5Ghz. The $30 price point makes this very affordable to outfit multiple TVs, especially if you're in my situation of changing from traditional set top box cable TV switching to a streaming provider, in my case PS Vue. In my case, I have moved my black streaming stick to the main living room TV, while I have the Express on a bedroom TV. I will be purchasing another Express for another bedroom TV.

I prefer Roku devices over the Chromecast. So, if you are on a really tight budget I would definitely buy this device. If you have an extra $20 buy the Roku Streaming Stick.The main shortcoming of the Roku Express is the remote, uses an IR blaster, which has to be pointed very near exactly at the device.

What I love about it ... you can extend it down from a high TV with a long HDMI cord. What drives me nutty ... I have to tell it to turn on closed captioning EVERY TIME and for EVERY EPISODE on Hulu. I don't have that same issue on the AmazonFire, for example.

This is inexpensive and totally does what I need it to do. Just not quite as gracefully as I'd hoped (you really have to have the remote pointed right at it!)

Fantastic product..easy to navigate menu, initial setup instructions, fun themes for home page. The Roku Express was delivered fast! so many choices to choose from in the array of streaming channels and most are free! Enjoy.

I recently purchased the ROKU and it shipped in 1 day ! Perfect packaging! Straight forward instructoks , Only took about 20 minutes to set up from start to finish. It also comes with an adhesive strip to stick to your TV , (the ROKU is pretty small) . But The BEST part about it is the fact that it has a APP which you can use as the devices remote in case you lose the original one! It's so fun! Affordable and although it's only been about 10 minutes that I've had it in my TV , but I love it already. ! Setting up your phone to the ROKU device takes about 8-10 min , when you first power up the ROKU it tells you to get on a laptop/phone with a link and add the "ID " given on screen just for security purposes . So makes sure you have a electronic device with you! It comes with it's only batteries and other equipment so you don't have to buy ANYTHING!

Works great, I attached it to the side of my TV, so great space saver, and not having wires going all over the place either - it even came with batteries for the remote! It also came with a USB cable and outlet adapter, which you can connect to an outlet via the adapter (or directly to your TV via the USB cable if you have a newer TV; that's what I did) - it saves a lot on energy if you're able to connect it via USB because the Roku shuts off when you shut your TV off. It also came with an HDMI cable too. I highly recommend.